Discussing Mohammed's rape of his child wife, Sheikh Hamza Yusuf said that, "Each culture has its own traditions and its own way of doing things.”

Like raping little girls. According to Yusuf, that's apparently okay once they stop playing with dolls.

For the Muslim, obviously, it’s going to be, ‘What does the Sharia say?’ But it’s important to realize that this was a normal thing within their society…there’s some discussion as to whether she was nine or twelve, but he did not take her into his household until she gave up playing with her dolls. That was the sign that she was no longer a child. So she was an adult when the Prophet brought her into his household. And that’s something that Sharia permits.”

But each culture has its own horrifying traditions. And who are we to judge?

“Childhood was an invention of renaissance Europe. Prior to the Renaissance, children became adults at the age of 7 or 8. If a girl has her period at nine, she is considered an adult. If she had a period before nine, she is still not eligible for marriage, but nine and above, it’s ok. Nine year old to us is still a child, but a lot of that has to do with our own socialization.”